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S36.15: Severe laceration of liver

You have injured your liver.

There are many vital organs in your abdomen. When the abdomen is injured, these organs may get damaged too. The abdomen can be injured as a result of an accident or a blow, for example.

When liver tissue has been damaged, there may be a range of symptoms. The symptoms depend on the extent of the damage. For example, you may have abdominal pains. You sometimes also have pain in the right shoulder.

A damaged organ may also bleed. Sometimes blood collects in or around the organ. If there is bleeding in the liver, blood may also collect between the capsule and the liver tissue. Then the abdomen sometimes swells up. If a lot of blood has collected in this area, the capsule around the liver can tear. If the bleeding is heavy, you can have circulation problems. This can sometimes be life-threatening.

The liver is well-supplied with blood. The liver tissue is surrounded by a capsule. In your case the capsule of the liver has been lacerated. In the process, liver tissue has also been badly damaged.

The liver is an important organ on the top right of the abdomen. For example, it helps with blood clotting and detoxifying the body. Nutrients from food are processed in the liver.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).